Non-Motivational

...so often we look at a calendar of days as merely a symbol of the passage of time. We forget why we are on this earth. We forget that there is a reason for all of the pain and all of the struggle. We forget that we were put on earth to learn something. If everything were perfect in this life, we would never learn anything new. We would not be able to elevate our spirits through the events that happen to us.
Author: Lynn V. Andrews

I believe... I believe in continuous learning, healing, loving, growing... All these attributes make life so amazing.

At work, learning a new surgical technique motivates me and puts a huge smile on my face. You can ask my hubby... When we do something new at work, I can't seem to shut up about it for a long time. Poor guy... He has to hear the stories over and over.

At home, learning, healing and growing together with Mark and Noah is such a great feeling. As teenagers and young adults so many of us become so selfish and adopt the "know it all" attitude... Just to learn a few years later that we didn't know much at all. Then you get into a relationship and begin a family and you realize everyday is a new day and you will learn new things everyday for the rest of your life. Be it patience with your spouse or kiddo.... or just dealing with the undeniable differences between men and women..... My favorite example is how a man can sit and watch football for hours and women can sit and watch project runway for hours....

If as a human you are not constantly learning, than you are stagnant. Not growing....

My goal that I am setting for myself is to make time and take the extra effort to start my prerequisites at the com-coll even if it is online to begin with. I REALLY need to find the time and the money to get this going. If I don't start now, I will just keep beating myself up about it and never actually do it. So I am setting a deadline and making an appointment by the end of November to see a counselor and sit down with them to make a plan of attack for these pre-req classes. I want to take as many as I can online so I can do them in those late hours that I can't sleep.


You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time...The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.
Author: Greg Anderson


My new philosophy.... I refuse to get stuck in the negative feelings that I am surrounded with lately.

Mark and I were talking last night about me... lol.. I know. We talked about how I really try to be there and help my friends so much that I totally get emotionally involved with them. Their issues and their drama affects me. I get emotional about it. I fixate on something until it resolves or dissolves. So Mark and I chatted and I've decided that I have to take a step back and not get stuck in it anymore.

I refuse to let my emotions get the best of me. I am emotional. Especially lately since I've been working so many hours, the holiday season quickly approaching, and other things in the works.... I have to remember that I can't help anyone if I am a wreck myself. I love myself and I love the person I have become. I am definitely unique. I definitely have more to accomplish in my life, and since I acknowledge this, I must move forward and take the first and hardest step to begin that journey.

Motivational??? Nahhh.... This certainly wasn't meant to motivate anyone. But now that I've written (typed) it, I have set my goal in black and white. I can't look back.

Never look back... Just move on, move forward, and make it happen.